Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, October 28, 2015
Spartans win! Taxidermist Nick Saade recreates final second of MSU-UM contest. #lovelansing #spartans pic.twitter.com/2F6KjYhdny
— Judy Putnam (@Judyputnam) October 26, 2015
Wild sports plays get special treatment these days in the age of social media.
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There haven't been many wilder plays, in any sport, than the ending to the Michigan State-Michigan game a couple weeks ago.
You know the play, by now. If not, Michigan punter Blake O'Neill mishandled the snap on what looked like the would-be game-sealing punt with 10 seconds left, and Jalen Watts-Jackson corralled the loose ball and returned it for a walk-off touchdown.
Just like that, Michigan went from its first rivalry win of the already successful Jim Harbaugh era and to controlling its destiny in the Big Ten East to suffering its first Big Ten loss of the season, the latest in a long list of recent rivalry defeats.
MSU's "Miracle Win" over MIchigan, done in dead chipmunks by taxidermist Nick Saade. Photo by @Judyputnam pic.twitter.com/uuafdhrnC0
— Matt Miller (@MattMillerLSJ) October 28, 2015
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